Khalifa Survives on the River
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nicolas Noguera raised to 12,000 in middle position and Jonathan Khalifa moved all in for 170,000 in the cutoff. Victor Rerolle let out a sigh and tanked for a minute on the button before folding, while Noguera spent some time counting out the chips from his stack before putting them in the middle.
Jonathan Khalifa: A♣Q♠ 
Nicolas Noguera: J♠J♦
Khalifa needed to win the coin flip to stay alive but couldn't connect with the K♦3♠3♣ flop. He was already out of his seat after the 6♥ turn, but the river was the A♥ to give him two pair as Khalifa let out a big fist pump to celebrate his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
140,000
91,000
|
91,000 |